vi, 166 pages 20 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-161)

Historical Background -- 1500 B.C. to 221 B.C. -- 221 B.C. to A.D. 1911 -- The Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- A.D. 220) -- Chin (265-420) -- Sui (581-618) -- T'ang (618-907) -- Sung (960-1279) -- Yuan (1279-1368) -- Ming (1368-1644) -- Ch'ing (1644-1911) -- Structural principles, evolution and style -- Basic elements -- Historical developments of structure and style -- The curved roof -- The T'ang and Sung periods -- The Ming and Ch'ing periods -- The architect -- Planning principles and the Chinese city -- Principles -- Ch'ang-an -- Sung cities -- Soochow -- Hangchow -- Peking -- Comparisons with Europe -- The house, the garden and the artificial landscape -- The Chinese family -- The traditional courtyard house -- The house in history -- Han -- T'ang -- Sung, Yuan -- Ming -- Two local tradition: Communal houses of the Hakka people, cave dwellings -- The garden and the artificial landscape -- Religious and funerary buildings -- secularity of Chinese building -- Rock-cut shrines -- The pagoda -- The p'ai-lou -- Buddhist temples -- The Jehol temples -- Taoist temples -- Confucian temples -- The Temple and Altar of Heaven -- Funerary buildings -- The Ming tombs -- Engineering works: some examples -- The Great Wall -- Roads, post stations and canals -- Bridges -- The An-chi Bridge

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